Bowman & Ross (Chicago, IL)

Ariel Bowman & Hugh Ross

Bookbinders

35 Clark Street, Saloon Building

Chicago

Illinois. 1

Chicago's first bookbinders. Ariel Bowman came to Chicago in 1840. Hugh
Ross is listed in the 1839 Directory as a Bookbinder and Paper-ruler. Alfred
Theodore Andreas, History of Chicago Ending With the Year 1857, pg. 414

The partnership was dissolved Sept 14,1843 and was succeeded by J. A.
Housington. ibid.